This section shows Collective Investment Vehicles. This is the general term for all forms of fund or trust instrument.
Line | Term | Definition | Synonym |
1 | Accumulating Share Class | A share class in which there is no option to reinvest. Further Notes: This fact would be determined by the fund unit having a specific Fund Distribution Policy of Accumulating. | |
4 | Asset Class Strategy | Strategy which is asset class based. | |
6 | identifies | ||
7 | Auditor | The party that is in charge of examining and verifying a fund's financial and accounting records as well as supporting documents and fulfilment of legal requirements. | |
9 | Benchmark | A reference index used to measure fund performance. | |
10 | identified as | The parameter used as the benchmark. | |
11 | Bricks And Mortar Holding | A holding of built property. | real estate. |
13 | takes form of | Holding is of some built property. | |
14 | Common share in fund | A share unit in a fund, which is classified as a Common Share class. | |
17 | Currency Strategy | Strategy which is currency based. | |
19 | Currency | Currency of the investment. | |
20 | Debt Stake In Fund | A stake held in a fund by way of a Bond Unit. | |
22 | defines relationship with | The relationship with the legal entity which embodies the fund, implied or defined by a debt stake in the fund. | |
23 | Distributing Share Class | Share class in which income is or may be reinvested in the fund. | |
26 | Holder May Reinvest | Whether or not the holder may reinvest dividends in the fund. | |
27 | Equity Asset | The holding of equity securities in a portfolio. | |
29 | identity | The Equity Asset is a Share. | |
30 | Equity Fund | A fund which invests in at least 85% shares. | |
32 | contains | The portfolio of the Equity Fund. | |
33 | Equity Portfolio | A portfolio which has at least 85% exposure to shares. | |
35 | holds | Holding is of equity assets. | |
36 | Equity Stake In Fund | A stake held in a fund by way of a Share Class Unit. | |
38 | defines relationship with | The relationship with the legal entity which embodies the fund, implied or defined by an equity stake in the fund. | |
39 | Fund | Distinct pool of financial instruments managed by a single investment policy. | Sub fund when part of umbrella. |
41 | advised by | The party that provides investment guidance at a fee. | |
42 | distributed by | The entity through which a fund may be bought by or for an investor. This may be on a discretionary or advisory basis, or as an execution-only service. | |
43 | has unit issuer | ||
44 | has objective | The aim of the Fund e.g outperfom a given benchmark. Stated in prospectus. | |
45 | has additional information | Things which are not part of the prospectus or contractual terms but are important if you want to understand the fund. | |
46 | has data provider | The party which supplies market data to the fund. | |
47 | determines | Fees incurred by the investor as set out by the Fund. | |
48 | promoted by | The entity that promotes the fund. May be an investor, pension fund, bank, insurance company or management company | |
49 | has auditor | The party that is in charge of examining and verifying a fund's financial and accounting records as well as supporting documents. | |
50 | domicile | The country of domicile of the fund. | |
51 | has depository | The party that holds and safeguards holdings owned by a fund. It is also responsible for compliance of the portfolio with legal ratios etc. | |
52 | has legal form | legal form of the fund, eg Joint Stock Company, SPV etc. | |
53 | has accounting information | Accounting information related to the investment fund. | |
54 | identification | Identification of the investment fund. | |
55 | has management company | The party that sets up the fund, decides the investment strategy, appoints the agents, and is responsible for the promotion and the marketing of the fund. It makes all of the important decisions related to the fund. Also called fund promotor or fund sponsor. This is a dupliucate of Fund Management Company at the moment | |
56 | has accountant | The party that keeps accounting records of the available assets and liabilities of the Fund. It calculates dealing prices, the Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Fund, and may provide fund performance and tax data. Can be subcontracted by the FundAdministrator. | |
57 | legally recorded in | Definition needed if this term is real. It was added to diagram during reviews but contradicts another term for fund unit registration jurisdiction. Review note: Legally Recorded jurisdiciton intended to be for Fund Unit. Is this redundant? Also "Country of Origin" referred to elsewhere in EFAMA DD but does not exist as a term on its own (possibly obscured by the apparent meaning of Fund Jurisdiction). This exists in FIBIM as "domicile" with the definition "The country of domicile of the fund.". However, that itself might be ythe domicile of the business entity?? | |
58 | type of fund | The category of the fund according to the asset class. | |
59 | has performance determination method | The performance determination method used for this Fund. | |
60 | has overall policy | Fund has overall policy restrictions with regard to what can be invested, amounts in vested and so on. These are picked up and implemented in the Portfolio detailed poiicy. | |
61 | has transfer agent | The entity that undertakes the execution of subscription, redemption and switch orders on behalf of the fund. | |
62 | has tradable unit | A unit which may be held by an investor and which gives them a stake in the fund. | |
63 | has portfolio | ||
64 | denomination currency | Denomination Currency of the fund - Currency in which the fund unit is issued or redenominated and the currency of the NAV calculation. | |
65 | administered by | The party in charge of financial accounting, NAV calculation, management and performance fee calculation. Can also be in charge of orders centralisation and registration. | |
66 | has subscription terms | Subscription terms for the fund. | |
67 | has terms | The fund has Formal terms for processing of the fund. These set out what the investor and the fund may or may not do. | |
68 | supervised by | The legal entity which supervises the fund or fund industry | |
69 | has | ||
70 | Name | Name of the investment fund. | |
71 | Sub Fund | Whether the investment fund is a subfund, when it is a compartment of an umbrella fund. If so, subfund is a synonym of investment fund and therefore has the same attributes as investment fund. | |
72 | Closed Fund | Closed to new investors. So an existing investor can buy new shares. | |
73 | Closed End Fund | Closed to new investments. So there are a fixed number of units. May be open or closed to new units being issued (whether or not the units can be traded). | |
74 | Distribution Policy | Income policy relating to a class type, ie, if income is paid out or retained in the fund. | |
75 | Inception Date | Authorization date in the country of origin. | |
76 | Fund Structure | Structure of the subfund, eg, single fund, multi-class. | |
77 | Product Group Description | Company specific description of a group of funds. | |
78 | First NAV Calculation Date | The first date of NAV calculation | |
79 | Launch Date | Date of first NAV calculation and start of performance calculations | |
80 | Registration Date | The date at which the fund is legally approved in a country other than the country of origin. | |
81 | Fund Accountant | The party that keeps accounting records of the available assets and liabilities of the Fund. It calculates dealing prices, the Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Fund, and may provide fund performance and tax data. Can be subcontracted by the FundAdministrator. | |
83 | Fund Administrator | Entity that has to fulfil the legal and supervisory requirements of the fund. Responsible for all the business purposes around the investment pool, and so is reponsible for the issuing of the shares. | |
85 | identified as | The business entity which fulfils the role of Fund Administrator | |
86 | may be | The unit issuer would be the fund administrator (except when it is a Bond). | |
87 | Fund Bond Class Unit | A fund unit which takes the form of debt in that fund. | |
89 | has distributiojn policy | Income policy relating to the unit, e.g. if income is paid out or retained in the fund and how this is treated. | |
90 | has expected coupon | A fixed coupon paid out to holders of the Fund Bond Unit. | |
91 | sets out terms for | The debt in the Fund, in which the holder of the Fund Bond Unit holds a portion. The unit sets out terms for this debt including terms for repayment and the payment of interest. | |
92 | Fund Bond Unit Coupon | A fixed coupon paid out to holders of the Fund Bond Unit. | |
94 | has policy terms | Terms for the expected distributions of coupon. | |
95 | Fund Cash Distribution Policy | Policy for distribution of cash dividends or notes in the event that the fund units have a distribution policy of "Cash" rather than "Reinvestment". | |
97 | Fund Classification | The category of the fund according to the asset class. This is a published code by which the Fund is classified. | |
99 | classifies | A fund classified by the Classification Scheme. | |
100 | Fund Classification Scheme | A published scheme for the category of a fund according to the asset class. | |
102 | defines | The classification as defined in this Scheme. | |
103 | Fund Coupon Policy | Terms for the expected distribution of bond unit coupons. | |
105 | Coupon Payment Frequency | The frequency with which income is allocated (or deemed to be allocated) to investors (eg. six-monthly, yearly, etc). | |
106 | Coupon Payment Date | The date at which the coupon is distributed to the bond unit holder. | |
107 | Ex Coupon Date | The date at which the coupon is substracted from the NAV | |
108 | Fund Data Provider | A party which supplies market data to a fund. | |
110 | identified as | The business entity which fulfils the role of Data Provider for the Fund | |
111 | Fund Debt | Debt issued by a Fund. | |
113 | Fund Depositary | The party that holds and safeguards holdings owned by a fund. It is also responsible for compliance of the portfolio with legal ratios etc. | |
115 | provides depositary service for | Provides depositary services for the Fund Unit. | |
116 | Fund Distribution Policy | The overal diustribution policy or policy limitations for the fund itself. | |
118 | Fund Distributor | an entity through which a fund may be bought by or for an investor. This may be on a discretionary or advisory basis, or as an execution-only service. | |
120 | Fund Dividend Policy | Terms for the expected distributions of dividends. | |
122 | Dividend Payment Frequency | The frequency with which income is allocated (or deemed to be allocated) to investors (eg. six-monthly, yearly, etc). | |
123 | Dividend Payment Date | Day and month on which the dividends would normally be paid. | |
124 | Ex Div Date | The date at which the dividend is substracted from the NAV | |
125 | Fund Equity | A share or proportion of the capital gains in a fund. | |
127 | represents an interest in | ||
128 | Fund Investment Objective | The aim of a Fund e.g outperfom a given benchmark. | |
130 | stated in | The fund objective is stated in the Fund Prospectus, e.g outperfom a given benchmark. | |
131 | Stated Investment Aim | The stated aim of the Fund in words, e.g outperfom a given benchmark. | |
132 | Intended Risk Level | ||
133 | Fund Investment Policy | The policy within which the fund acts in order to achieve the stated fund objectives. | |
135 | constrains | The overall Fund investment policy imposes constraints on the investment strategy for the Fund Portfolio. | |
136 | stipulates benchmark | The benchmark identified in investment policy. | |
137 | defines | ||
138 | Fund Investment Restrictions Set | Limitations that apply to the fund as a whole, such as risk factors. these are used to determine whether the fund is appropriate for a given type of investor to invest in. | |
140 | is part of | ||
141 | Percentage invested | The percentage of funds that is to be invested at any given time. | |
142 | Type of Securities | The type of securities or other holdings that may be invested in. | |
143 | Minimum Rating Restriction | The minimum rating of securities to be invested in. | |
144 | Tracking error | See RiskFactors narrative in EFAMA DD | |
145 | Value At risk | See RiskClassification_NameOf in EFAMA DD Applies to Fund not Portfolio. | |
146 | Fund Investor | A party which invests in the Fund. It does this by holding some tradable unit (which represents some stake) in that fund. | |
148 | is unit holder | A Fund Unit whic hthe party holds, whereby it has an interest (investment) in that Fund. | |
149 | incurs tax | Tax applicable to the Fund Investor. | |
150 | incurs fees | The investor pays a fee for holding the unit. | |
151 | Fund Legal Contract | For a fund which is constituted under the law of contract, the contract that embodies the fund legal form. | |
152 | embodies | The constitution or articles that define the fund. These are embodied in the Contract. | |
153 | Fund Legal Form | The legal form of the fund, eg Joint Stock Company, SPV etc. | |
155 | identified as | The legal form which is the legal form of the fund. | |
156 | Fund Legal Form Documentation | For a fund which is constituted under the law of contract, the constitution or articles that define the fund. These are embodied in a Contract. | |
158 | Fund Management Company | The party that sets up the fund, decides the investment strategy, appoints the agents, and is responsible for the promotion and the marketing of the fund. It makes all of the important decisions related to the fund. Also called fund promotor or fund sponsor or fund manager. | Fund Manager; Fund Sponsor. |
160 | Fund Manager | The party that sets up the fund, decides the investment strategy, appoints the agents, and is responsible for the promotion and the marketing of the fund. It makes all of the important decisions related to the fund. Also called fund promotor or fund sponsor. This is a dupliucate of Fund Management Company at the moment | Fund Management Company. |
162 | identified as | The company which fulfils the role of Fund Manager. This is a specialist firm which specializes in fund management. | |
163 | Fund Order Desk | The Fund Order Desk is a party to the Fund Order Desk Account. | |
165 | identity | Identity of the entity which is the Fund Order Desk. This is a Business Organization. | |
166 | Fund Order Desk Physical Form Document | A phsyical form obtained through the main fund order desk. | |
168 | Fund Portfolio | An account containing a number of financial instruments along with cash positions in one or more currencies and belonging to a Fund | |
170 | incurs | Tax payable by the portfolio. | |
171 | holds | Portfolio holds a balance of cash. | |
172 | has strategy | ||
173 | assessed against | ||
174 | managed by | The person or entity responsible for day to day investment decisions for the fund. | |
175 | has policy | The policy for investment of assets in the fund. Further Notes Known as Strategy in ISO FIBIM model. Semantics is vague. Could also assume this is the management strategy followed ("rough allocation" by the FM to achieve the stated aims in the Prospectus i.e. the advertised investment strategy. Or it could be both. Modeled as Policy i.e. what the Fund Manager will invest in, in terms of minimum or maximum amounts or percentages of the portfolio in a number of asset constraints e.g. market, rating, currency, instrument class. | |
176 | holds | Asset that is contained in the portfolio. | |
177 | incurs transaction fee | Transaction Fees incurred by the Fund Portfolio. | |
178 | has | A fund portfolio has a given liquidity. This is defined as an asset. | |
179 | Fund Portfolio Investment Limitations | Detailed Policy on approximately how the portfolio is to be allocated to achieve the stated investment goals. This underpins the detailed strategy of how to achieve this. | |
181 | Inclusion | Whether the referred strategy is included. No means this description refers to the exclusion of what is described, from the portfolio. | |
182 | Minimum Investment Amount | Minimum amount that has to be invested in the specified strategy. | |
183 | Minimum Investment Percentage | Minimum percentage that has to be invested in the specified strategy. | |
184 | Maximum Investment Amount | Maximum amount that may be invested in the specified strategy. | |
185 | Maximum Investment Percentage | Maximum percentage that may be invested in the specified strategy. | |
186 | Fund Portfolio Investment Policy | Intended allocation of the portfolio to meet the stated investment strategy and goals. | |
188 | constrains | The policy, including approximate limitations on what to invest in, will constrain the detailed day to day strategy pursued by the Fund Manager to achieve the stated objectives. | |
189 | defines allocations | Investment limits and guidelines for the Portfolio, defined or implied by the Fund Portfolio Investment Policy. | |
190 | Name | Name given to the defined strategy. | |
191 | Description | The manner in which the manager tries to reach the funds objectives | |
192 | Effective Period | Period during which the investment guideline is valid. | |
193 | Fund Processing Form | The form of documentation or control mechanism required for some funds processing activity. | |
195 | may be | A phsyical form obtained through the main fund order desk. | |
196 | Physical Document Required | Whether a phsyical form is required through the main fund order desk. Yes: A phsyical form is required through the main fund order desk. No: A phsyical form is not required through the main fund order desk. | |
197 | Signature Required | Whether a phsyical form with the investor's written signature is required through the main fund order desk. Yes:A phsyical form with the investor's written signature is required through the main fund order desk. | |
198 | Fund Processing General Terms | Formal terms for general processing of the fund. These set out what the investor and the fund may or may not do. | |
200 | Holding Transferable | Whether registered investors are able to transfer some or all of their holdings to third parties. | |
201 | Back End Load Applicable | Whether an exit charge, eg, CDSC, on redemption orders for this class can be applied. | |
202 | Switching Chargeable | Whether a switching charge for changing between sub-funds of the same umbrella can be applied. | |
203 | Minimum Remaining Holding Amount | Minimum value of units/shares that must be retained to avoid automatic redemption. | |
204 | Minimum Remaining Holding Units | Minimum number of units/shares that must be retained to avoid automatic redemption. | |
205 | Authorized Country | Country in which it is authorised to commercialise the fund. | |
206 | Dual Fund | Whether the fund has two prices. | |
207 | Allowed Investor Type | Type of investor that can invest in the fund class. | |
208 | Minimum Holding Period | Period, in days, during which the units/shares must be held following their issue before redemption will be permitted. | |
209 | Fund Processing Terms | Formal terms for processing of the fund. These set out what the investor and the fund may or may not do. These include terms for redemption and subscription processing as well as general processing terms. ISO FIBIM definition: Processing characteristics linked to the instrument, ie, not to the market. | |
211 | has default settlement convention | The default settlement terms for units in the fund and for redemption of fund units. | |
212 | defines main fund order desk account | The account used specifically in the processing of funds, as referenced in various terms for fund pricessing characteristics. | |
213 | Processing Country | Country in which the processing characteristic applies. | |
214 | Effective Date | Date/time as from which the processing characteristic is valid. | |
215 | Dealing Frequency Description | Description of frequency at which the subscriptions and redemptions are done. | |
216 | Main Fund Order Desk | Whether the fund order desk is the principal entity appointed by the fund to which orders should be submitted. | |
217 | Decimal Place Rounding | Number of decimal places to which quantities of units/shares are rounded. | |
218 | Fund Promoter | An entity that promotes a fund. May be an investor, pension fund, bank, insurance company or management company | |
220 | Fund Prospectus | The Prospectus for the Fund. This is a document made available publicly for potential investors. It will include facts about the fund investment objective, investment focus and other details of the fund. Some of this information becomes binding on the fund once it is issued, while other information is guidelines only. | |
222 | outlines | The stated objective of the fund, in detail. | |
223 | anticipates | ||
224 | Stated Management Fee | The fee that is stated in the Prospectus as being what is to be charged for management. | |
225 | Stated Distribution Fee | ||
226 | Anticipated Volatility | ||
227 | Stated objective | The stated objective of the fund, in words. | |
228 | Fund Redemption Terms | Formal terms for redemption of units in the fund. These set out what the investor and the fund may or may not do. | |
230 | Redemption Cutoff Date Time | Last date/time at which an order to redeem can be given. | |
231 | Redemption In Amount Allowed | Whether redemptions in amount are allowed. | |
232 | Redemption Dealing Frequency | Frequency at which the redemptions are done. | |
233 | Redemption Form | Physical written instruction/renunciation form for redemption of units/shares by the investor. | |
234 | Maximum Redemption Units | Maximum number of shares/units that may be redeemed on a single dealing day. | |
235 | Maximum Redemption Amount | Maximum quantity of securities, expressed as an amount that can be sold. | |
236 | Maximum Redemption Percentage | Maximum quantity of securities, expressed as a percentage that can be sold. | |
237 | Additional Redemption Restrictions | Any other restrictions that may limit an investor's ability to redeem. Valid entries are "Refer to Fund Order Desk", where such restrictions exist, or "Not Applicable". | |
238 | Redemption Period | Specific period, eg, for some guaranteed funds, during which the units/shares may be redeemed. | |
239 | Fund Reinvestment Policy | Terms for the expected reinvestment of profits on fund units. | |
241 | Distribution With Reinvestment | It is possible to hold shares for which the accrued income is distributed, but then reinvested automatically in additional units/shares allocated to the investor. | |
242 | Reinvestment Frequency | For units where there is Reinvestment distribution, the frequency with which the reinvestment takes place (this will be the same or less frequently than the Dividend Payment Frequency), otherwise this fact does not apply. | |
243 | Fund Reporting Terms | Terms describing the accounting methods and reporting arrangements used by the fund. | |
245 | End Of Fiscal Year | Day and month on any given year at which the books are closed and profit and loss is determined. | |
246 | First Accounting Year End Date | Last day of the first accounting year for the fund. | |
247 | Accounting Year End Date | Last day of the accounting year for the fund. | |
248 | Accounting Reporting Frequency | ||
249 | Fund Share Class Unit | The legal structure in which you can purchase part of an investment pool, defined by a variety of characteristics like investor type, minimum size of investment, distribution type, fee and currency. A fund unit which gives the holder an equity stake in the fund. | |
251 | Classified as Equity | ||
252 | has distribution policy | Income policy relating to the unit, e.g. if income is paid out or retained in the fund and how this is treated. | |
253 | confers ownership of | ||
254 | has expected dividend | Expected distributions of dividends. A dividend paid out to holders of the Fund Share Class Unit. | |
255 | Limited Shares Are Issued | Whether or not new shares can be issued in the fund. This is what makes it a closed end or open end fund. | |
256 | Inception Date | Authorization date in the country of origin. Further Notes See definition in Inception Date for Fund. Separate fact exists here. Same definition used. EFAMA Review notes: Inception Date exists as soon as there is a prospectus, so it is a fact about a Share Class even if the share class is never formally issued or offered to the public. Legal structure exists even if something is not launched. Editor question: Review stated this was a fact about Share Class; confirm this fact does not apply to Bond and Note units, or was the term Share Class being used to mean all three? Meanwhile I have put the term "Issue Date" as a fact about all Fund Unit, as this is given a sa separate term in the EFAMA DD spreadsheet. MAy come clearer in the next version of that. | |
257 | Fund Share Class Unit Dividend | Expected dividend payment from a Fund Unit. REVIEW: Does this apply to the Fund as a whole or to a unit in the fund? This term will be redefined following the Funds model restructuring | |
259 | has policy terms | Terms for the expected distributions of dividends. | |
260 | Fund Subscription Terms | Subscription terms for the fund. | |
262 | relate to | The fund units to which these subscription terms apply. These are the individual class of units that may be subscribed to under the subscription terms set out herein. | |
263 | Minimum Initial Subscription Units | Minimum initial number of units/shares that must be purchased. | |
264 | Minimum Initial Subscription Amount | Minimum initial subscription value. | |
265 | Minimum Subscription Units | Minimum number of units/shares that must be purchased by existing investors. | |
266 | Minimum Subscription Amount | Minimum subscription value for existing investors. | |
267 | Initial Application Form | Physical application form for the initial subscription by the investor. | |
268 | Subsequent Application Form | Physical application form for subsequent investments by the same investor. | |
269 | Front End Load Applicable | Whether a front end charge on subscription orders for this class can be applied. | |
270 | Subscription Cutoff Date Time | Last date/time at which an order to subscribe can be given. | |
271 | Subscriptions In Amount Allowed | Whether subscriptions in amount are allowed. | |
272 | Subscription Dealing Frequency | Frequency at which the subscriptions are done. | |
273 | Subscription Period | Specific period, eg, for some guaranteed funds, during which the units/shares may be subscribed to. | |
274 | Purchasing Fee | Actual percentage or fixed amount of money due when purchasing fund shares | |
275 | Maximum Purchasing Fee | Maximum percentage or fixed amount of money due when purchasing fund shares | |
276 | Switching Fee | Actual percentage or fixed amount of money due when switching to another fund. | |
277 | Redemption Fee | Actual percentage or fixed amount of money due when redeeming fund shares | |
278 | Maximum Redemption Fee | Maximum percentage or fixed amount of money due when redeeming fund shares | |
279 | Performance Fee | Fees paid for the achivements of predefined outperformance objectives | |
280 | Fund Supervisory Authority | The legal entity which supervises the fund or fund industry | |
282 | identified as | The legal entity which is the fund supervisory authority. | |
283 | Fund Transfer Agent | An entity that undertakes the execution of subscription, redemption and switch orders on behalf of a fund. | |
285 | Fund Unit | A unit in a fund, which may be traded and is a contract between the fund and the holder of that unit. | |
287 | incurs fees | Fees payable in relation to the unit. | |
288 | identifier | Identification of the Fund Unit by way of some identification code. | |
289 | has identifier | Identification of the Fund Unit by way of the International Securities Identification Number (ISIN). | |
290 | has terms | Terms relating specifically to the redemption of these units in the fund. | |
291 | has performance | Performance is a measure of the Fund Unit. | |
292 | incurs tax | Tax payable in relation to the unit. | |
293 | denomination currency | Denomination Currency of the fund - Currency in which a fund unit is issued or redenominated. | |
294 | legally recorded in | The jurisdiction in which the fund unit is legally recorded for regulatory purposes. | |
295 | has price | The price of the Fund Unit. | |
296 | has details | Information on the net asset value calculation of the investment fund component. | |
297 | has terms | Terms relating specifically to the holding of these units in the fund. | |
298 | Issue Price | The price at which the Fund Unit was first issued. | |
299 | Fund Class Type Identifier | A textual identification of the class of fund units. This is used to uniquely identify a particular class of fund units, and thereby identify features of this type of unit within the fund. | |
300 | Issue Date | Date of first NAV calculation and start of performance calculations (same as launch date) | |
301 | Fund Unit Distribution Policy | Income policy relating to the unit, e.g. if income is paid out or retained in the fund and how this is treated, including distribution policy details for dividends and coupons. | |
303 | Distribution With Reinvestment | It is possible to hold shares for which the accrued income is distributed, but then reinvested automatically in additional units/shares allocated to the investor. | |
304 | Fund Unit distribution Policy | Income policy relating to a class type, ie, if income is paid out or retained in the fund. | |
305 | Fund Unit Holding | A holding of a unit in another fund. | |
307 | consists of | Holding is of shares or units in other funds. | |
308 | Fund Units Settlement Terms Convention | Default settlement terms which may apply to a fund, trading of for units in the fund and for redemption of fund units. | |
310 | Settlement Period In Business Days | The last business day following the day on which a subscription order is priced (T) by which settlement will be due for orders placed with the main Fund Order Desk, eg. T+3. | |
311 | Clear Funds Required | Whether cleared funds may be required before a subscription order can be executed. | |
312 | Redemption Cycle In Business Days | The last business day following the day on which a redemption order is priced (T) by which settlement will be due for orders placed with the main Fund Order Desk. Alternatively, if proceeds will be paid following receipt of written renunciation, the last business day following receipt of the relevant renunciation documentation by the main Fund Order Desk (R) by which the proceeds will be sent. | |
313 | Funds Processing | The context of managing and processing funds, issuing funds units etc. This is the context in which the different parties involved in a fund are defined as parties. | |
315 | party role | ||
316 | Funds Processing Account | An account used specifically in the processing of funds. Like all accounts this is (per FIBIM definition) a business relationship between two entities; one entity is the account owner, the other entity is the account servicer. Please refer to Financial global model for treatment of accounts relationships in this model. | |
318 | provided by | ||
319 | Funds Processing Party | A party involved in the processing of funds in some way. | |
321 | Funds Processing Passport | The Funds Processing Passport. This is defined as a document. This has terms drawn from elsewhere in the model which are defined as part of the FPP for reasons defined in the FPP descriptions. | |
323 | has information about | Funds Processing Passport relates to processing of Fund Unit | |
324 | may be defined in | FPP information may be contained in Funds Prospectus. | |
325 | may set out | Terms defined for the Fund which are defined as part of the FPP for reasons defined in the FPP descriptions. | |
326 | Hedge Fund | Definition needed Review notes (EFAMA?) Also only closed ended according to regulations. This is not always a kind of closed fund. | |
328 | Investment Advisor | The party that provides investment guidance at a fee. | |
330 | identified as | ||
331 | Jurisdiction Strategy | Strategy which is jurisdiction based. | |
333 | identifies | The Jurisdiction identified in the strategy. | |
334 | Liquidity | Precise definition needed for liquidity, and check that it is modeled accordingly. | |
336 | denominated in | The currency in which the liquidity is expressed. | |
337 | Net Asset Value Calculation Method | Parameters for the calculation of the net asset value for an investment fund/fund class. | |
339 | is calculated in | The currency of the net asset value calculation. | |
340 | Valuation Frequency | Frequency of the net asset value calculation. | |
341 | Declaration Channel | Means of the net asset value publication, eg, a newspaper. | |
342 | Valuation Frequency Textual Description | Description of the frequency of the net asset value calculation. | |
343 | Historic Pricing Indicator | Indicates whether the price is historic or forward. | |
344 | Note Fund Unit | Need a legal definition - to follow. This is one of the mechanisms by which an investor may hold an interest in a fund, but is not a Bond or a Share. | |
346 | Note Stake In Fund | A stake held in a fund by way of a note. | |
348 | defines relationship with | The relationship with the legal entity which embodies the fund, implied or defined by a note-based stake in the fund. | |
349 | ONE OF Funds SPV OR Joint Stock Company OR Incorporated Company OR Contract | One of the following: A Funds Special Purpose Vehicle, a Joint Stock Company or an Incorporated Company; or for a fund that is constitued under the law of contract, the contract that embodies the fund legal constitution. | |
350 | selection | The fund legal form is a joint stock company | |
351 | selection | The fund legal form is a contract. | |
352 | selection | The fund legal form is a special purpose vehicle. | |
353 | selection | The fund legal form is an incorporated company | |
354 | Organization Strategy | Strategy which is organization based. | |
356 | Other Investment Fund Information | Things which are not part of the prospectus but are important if you want to understand the fund. | |
358 | Performance Determination Method | A method for performance determination (e.g. Time weighted and money weighted, annualized, gross of fee) aling with the time frame in which this is determined. | |
360 | Performance Determination Timeframe | The timeframe on which the performance is reported (e.g. 1month, 1 year, YTD). | |
361 | Performance Determination Method | The definition of the performance method (e.g. Time weighted and money weighted, annualized, gross of fee). | |
362 | Portfolio Benchmark | Security or other price against which the performance of the portfolio is evaluated. | |
364 | defines benchmark | The reference index to measure the fund performance. | |
365 | applies to | ||
366 | Benchmark Weight | Instrument weighting in the benchmark for the portfolio. | |
367 | Maximum Deviation | Maximum allowable deviation from the benchmark. | |
368 | Minimum Deviation | Minimum allowable deviation from the benchmark. | |
369 | Effective Period | Period during which the instrument is used as a benchmark for the portfolio. | |
370 | Description | Description of the benchmark used to determine the performance of a portfolio. | |
371 | Portfolio Investment Strategy | The manner in which the portfolio manager tries to reach the funds objectives. | Policy Description. |
373 | to fulfil | ||
374 | Investment Focus | The information about the area the fund is mostly invested into (for example stock market in Germany). | |
375 | Portfolio Manager | Person or entity responsible for day to day investment decisions for a fund or asset. | |
377 | has contact details | The contact details for the Portfolio Manager with the organisation that he or she works for. | |
378 | is part of | The business organization for which the Portfolio Manager works is the Fund Management Company. | |
379 | Preferred share in fund | A share unit in a fund, which is classified as a Preferred Share class. | |
382 | Private Equity Holding | A holding of private equity. | |
384 | consists of | ||
385 | Sector Strategy | Strategy which is sector based. | |
387 | Stake In Fund | The holding of some portion in a fund, by some party. This stake will generally tak ethe form of some sort of unit in that fund. | |
389 | defines relationship with | The relationship with the legal entity which embodies the fund, implied or defined by a stake in the fund. | |
390 | gives ownership of | The fund in which the stake is held. | |
391 | identified as | The form which the Stake takes, i.e. a physical instrument (contract) setting out the rights and cashflows due to the holder. This may be an equity unit, bond unit or some other form of note. | |
392 | Sub Fund | A set of share classes is a compartment of an umbrella fund. In this case, subfund is a synonym of investment fund and therefore has the same attributes as investment fund. | |
394 | supervised by | The legal entity which supervises the fund or fund industry (for a subfund located in a different country) | |
395 | is part of | Investment fund(s) is/are a subfund of an umbrella fund. | |
396 | Sub Fund | The investment fund is a subfund, when it is a compartment of an umbrella fund. In this case, subfund is a synonym of investment fund and therefore has the same attributes as investment fund. | |
397 | Subfund Supervisory Authority | The legal entity which supervises the fund or fund industry(for a subfund located in a different country) | |
399 | Umbrella Fund | Fund structure which has one or more investment pools. | |
401 | consists of | Umbrella Fund has a subfund which is an Investment Fund. | subfund when part of Umbrella |
402 | Unit Issuer | The party which issues the Fund Unit. | |
404 | identified as | The legal entity which is the issuer of units in the fund | |
405 | issues | A fund unit issued by the Fund Issuer. | |
406 | ISIN :Security Identifier | An identifier defined under the ISO 6166 standard. | |
407 | type of | ISIN is an individual type of Security Identifier. |